Allenwood

History

Allenwood was developed in the nineteenth century as a coaching post along the Edenderry Road. Later residential development primarily occurred on local roads to the east of the village, typically as single plot developments. Allenwood is the location of a former electricity power station which was fueled by peat from the surrounding bog lands. The station was built in 1952 by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB). The cooling tower which could be seen from over , was demolished three years after the station was retired in 1994. Bord na Móna which processed peat on the local boglands, established a camp for its workers at Allenwood Cross and the Roadstone quarry in Allen is also nearby. The industrial park located to the north-west of the village has grown around the location of the former ESB power plant.

Most-observed species

• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  2,085
• Common Carder Bee

  Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763) · Insecta
  450
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  448
• White-tailed Bumble Bee

  Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) · Insecta
  433
• Rook

  Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  395
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  386
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  384
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  355

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2005-12-14
  27 km E of Wicklow, Ireland